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Fig. 5
Development of Daedeok Science Town in terms of innovation capacity
on R&D. This variety of high technology-based development activities enabled the
DV to be redesignated as the first National R&D Special Zone
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: all accommodated
within the Daejeon Metropolitan City—Daedeok Science Town, Daedeok Techno
Valley (DTV) local, Industrial Complex, to carry out the pilot project of regional
innovation and technology-led economic development with strong support from
central government. First of all, forming the largest science and technology
research park in Korea could provide an important hub for leading the regional
industry through the efficient development of advanced science and technologies.
The statistics of R&D institutes (2006) showed 63 R&D institutes in 2006; 20
government-sponsored research institutes including ETRI, 10 government-inves-
ted institutes, and 33 private R&D labs. And also, the number of venture business
and SMEs is 824 integrated high-tech companies in 2004 that were established by
from HEI's and research institutes.
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There are six universities integrated into higher educational institutes with
5,806 Ph.D.s, 6,625 M.A.s, and a majority of Ph.D.s in Daedeok Valley. The total
number of employees was about 15,000 in 2006. Highly qualified research man-
power in public and private research institutes is highly concentrated in DST. This
means that there is a high possibility of the commercialization of research results
or production of high-tech commodities from high technology located in DST.
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National R&D Special Zone: all accommodating within the Daejeon Metropolitan City—
Daedeok Science Town (DST), Daedeok Techno Valley (DTV), Industrial Complex, Yuseong
Tourist zone.
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The members of a venture link called the 'Daedeok twenty-first Century Club' are steadily
increasing but after KAIST started its technology innovation center and business incubator (TIC/
TBI) in 1992, and ETRI in 1996 the number of the small companies drastically increased to 285
companies in 2000.
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